Saturday Song: The Who, "Won't Get Fooled Again"

I'm sure I can safely say that nobody likes to be fooled. Even so, it happens to us all. I'm sure too that we can identify with the title of this 1971 hit by The Who. 

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There's a huge difference between doing something foolish and being a fool. Wise people learn but fools don't.

The Bible has much to say about fools. First off, such people have no respect or regard for the Lord. Psalms 14:1 (BBE) reads, " The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good."

Likewise, Solomon's proverbs are filled with admonitions about those who won't learn from common sense and experience. Proverbs 14:16 (BBE)reads, "The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger."

We also read that fools are self-destructive folks. Ecclesiastes 4:5 (BBE) bluntly states, "The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food."

Neither are fools able to avoid punishment for their habitual stupidity. Proverbs 10:13 (BBE) declares, "In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense."

And in an apparent reference to Joseph, we read what Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 4:13 and 14 (BBE). "A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others. Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom."

Fools never learn either. Proverbs 26:11 (BBE) reminds us, "Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again."

I agree with Albert Einstein's assertion that doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.

On Monday, Assuming Christ doesn't come back first, I hope to publish a post about why we must love our enemies.